The 2019–20 season is Central Córdoba's 1st season back in the top division of Argentine football, after promotion from Primera B Nacional. In addition to the Primera División, the club are competing in the Copa Argentina and Copa de la Superliga.

The season generally covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Review Pre-season Matías Pato returned from his loan spell in the preceding season with Chaco For Ever on 30 June 2019, as did the players loaned in. Fernando Piñero joined Santamarina on 1 July. Four new signings were confirmed by Central Córdoba on 2 July, as Marcelo Meli's loan signing from Racing Club was followed by the permanent arrivals of Juan Pablo Ruíz Gómez, Nicolás Miracco and Juan Galeano. Renso Pérez left for Atlético de Rafaela on 3 July. Nicolás Correa, a centre-back from Defensor Sporting, moved in on 3 July. Facundo Melivilo, who returned to Chacarita Juniors days prior, resigned on loan for 2019–20. A third incoming was also communicated, as Franco Cristaldo came from Boca Juniors. A day after, on 4 July, Ismael Quilez and Alexis Ferrero agreed departures.

Central Córdoba signed goalkeeper Diego Rodríguez from Defensa y Justicia on 5 July. Platense announced Alfredo Ramírez was to join them on 5 July. Pablo Ortega departed on 8 July, securing a contract with Ferro Carril Oeste back in Primera B Nacional. Emanuel Cuevas switched Torneo Federal A for the Primera División on 10 July, as he received a deal with Central Córdoba from San Jorge. Leonardo Villalba and Leandro Requena joined from Defensa y Justicia and Los Andes on 12 July. Central Córdoba travelled to the Predio Armando Pérez to face Belgrano in friendlies on 13 July, ending the day with a draw and a loss. Matías Nani, from Roma, and Lisandro Alzugaray, from Newell's Old Boys, were added on loan to Gustavo Coleoni's squad on 13/14 July.

Also on 13 July, Ezequiel Barrionuevo went to Ecuador with Atlético Porteño. Colombian centre-forward José Adolfo Valencia arrived from Portugal's Feirense on 16 July. On that day, Central Córdoba were held to back-to-back 1–1 draws by second tier Instituto. Valencia was followed through the door by Maximiliano Acuña, Jonathan Herrera and Francisco Manenti (loan) on 17 July. Javier Rossi headed off to Platense on 18 July. Hours prior, Central Córdoba failed to gain their first win of pre-season after a defeat to Atlético Camioneros Córdoba and a tie with General Paz Juniors. They won their first exhibition fixture on 21 July, drawing in normal time with Talleres before going perfect in the subsequent shoot-out; Jonathan Herrera scored the decisive kick for Central Córdoba.

Another player arrived to Central Córdoba on 21 July, as Nicolás Femia exited Sacachispas. Leonel Ferroni came on loan from Newell's on 22 July, reuniting with Alzugaray and Manenti. 24 July saw César Taborda go to Guillermo Brown. Juan Ignacio Barbieri signed terms from Ferro Carril Sud de Olavarría on 25 July, as Diego Jara left for All Boys.

July Newell's Old Boys, on 28 July, condemned Central Córdoba to defeat in their first match of the Primera División in 2019–20. Joao Rodríguez joined Central Córdoba on 30 July 2019, having spent the previous six months without a club after his release by Chelsea. Gervasio Núñez was the next new face in, as he came from Atlético Tucumán on 31 July.

August Boca Juniors youngster Oscar Salomón agreed a loan move to Central Córdoba on 1 August. Central Córdoba won the first three points in their return to the Primera División over Atlético Tucumán on 3 August, with Nicolás Femia scoring early on in a 1–0 victory. Luis Salces terminated his contract on 10 August; he later joined Gimnasia y Esgrima (M). Central Córdoba made it two Primera División matches unbeaten on 16 August after securing a point away to Talleres. Central Córdoba advanced into the Copa Argentina round of sixteen on 21 August, defeating Primera B Nacional's All Boys thanks to a goal from Joao Rodríguez. Central Córdoba held reigning champions Racing Club to a goalless draw at home on 25 August, prior to losing on the road to Lanús on 30 August.

Squad Squad No. Nationality Name Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Diego Rodríguez GK Defensa y Justicia 13 Enzo López GK Academy 17 Leandro Requena GK Los Andes 23 Maximiliano Cavallotti GK Argentinos Juniors Defenders 2 Nicolás Correa CB Defensor Sporting 3 Matías Nani CB Roma (loan) 4 Oscar Salomón CB March 1999 Boca Juniors (loan) 6 Marcos Sánchez LB Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 12 Jonathan Bay LB Ferro Carril Oeste 16 Maximiliano Acuña DF Instituto Deportivo Santiago 24 Hugo Vera Oviedo RB Ferro Carril Oeste 26 Cristian Díaz LB Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 27 Ignacio Barros DF Academy 29 Ismael Quílez RB Aldosivi 31 Francisco Manenti CB Newell's Old Boys (loan) 34 Leonel Ferroni LB Newell's Old Boys (loan) Francisco Dutari CB Guillermo Brown Midfielders 5 Cristian Vega MF Academy 7 Mauro Barraza MF Academy 8 Marcelo Meli AM Racing Club (loan) 14 Juan Galeano CM Aldosivi 15 Lisandro Alzugaray AM Newell's Old Boys (loan) 19 Emanuel Romero MF Unión Sunchales 20 Facundo Melivilo LW Chacarita Juniors (loan) 21 Santiago Gallucci CM Unión Española 22 Emanuel Cuevas LM San Jorge 25 Franco Cristaldo CM Boca Juniors 28 Leonardo Villalba LW Defensa y Justicia 30 Nicolás Miracco MF Sarmiento 32 Axel Pinto MF Academy 36 Nicolás Femia AM Sacachispas 40 Gervasio Núñez LM Atlético Tucumán Forwards 10 Matías Pato FW Academy 11 Juan Pablo Ruíz Gómez FW Estudiantes (BA) 18 José Adolfo Valencia CF Feirense 33 Joao Rodríguez FW Chelsea 35 Jonathan Herrera FW Deportivo Riestra Juan Ignacio Barbieri FW Ferro Carril Sud de Olavarría Pablo Barraza FW Academy Emir Izaguirre CF Unión Aconquija Nahuel Luján FW Belgrano Lautaro Robles FW Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU)

Transfers Domestic transfer windows:3 July 2019 to 24 September 201920 January 2020 to 19 February 2020.

Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Ref. 3 July 2019 FW Juan Pablo Ruíz Gómez Estudiantes (BA) 3 July 2019 MF Nicolás Miracco Sarmiento 3 July 2019 CM Juan Galeano Aldosivi 3 July 2019 CB Nicolás Correa Defensor Sporting 3 July 2019 CM Franco Cristaldo Boca Juniors 4 July 2019 RB Ismael Quilez Aldosivi 5 July 2019 GK Diego Rodríguez Defensa y Justicia 10 July 2019 LM Emanuel Cuevas San Jorge 12 July 2019 RW Leonardo Villalba Defensa y Justicia 12 July 2019 GK Leandro Requena Los Andes 16 July 2019 CF José Adolfo Valencia Feirense 17 July 2019 DF Maximiliano Acuña Instituto Deportivo Santiago 17 July 2019 FW Jonathan Herrera Deportivo Riestra 21 July 2019 AM Nicolás Femia Sacachispas 25 July 2019 FW Juan Ignacio Barbieri Ferro Carril Sud de Olavarría 30 July 2019 FW Joao Rodríguez Unattached 31 July 2019 LM Gervasio Núñez Atlético Tucumán

Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Ref. 3 July 2019 CB Fernando Piñero Santamarina 3 July 2019 RM Renso Pérez Atlético de Rafaela 5 July 2019 AM Alfredo Ramírez Platense 8 July 2019 AM Pablo Ortega Ferro Carril Oeste 13 July 2019 AM Ezequiel Barrionuevo Atlético Porteño 18 July 2019 FW Javier Rossi Platense 23 July 2019 CB Alexis Ferrero San Luis 24 July 2019 GK César Taborda Guillermo Brown 25 July 2019 CF Diego Jara All Boys 14 August 2019 LW Luis Salces Gimnasia y Esgrima (M)

Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref. 3 July 2019 AM Marcelo Meli Racing Club 30 June 2020 3 July 2019 LW Facundo Melivilo Chacarita Juniors 30 June 2020 13 July 2019 CB Matías Nani Roma 30 June 2020 14 July 2019 AM Lisandro Alzugaray Newell's Old Boys 30 June 2020 17 July 2019 CB Francisco Manenti 30 June 2020 22 July 2019 LB Leonel Ferroni 30 June 2020 1 August 2019 CB Oscar Salomón Boca Juniors 30 June 2020

Friendlies Pre-season Belgrano released details of a pre-season friendly with Central Córdoba on 26 June 2019, with Ferroviario travelling to the Predio Armando Pérez in Córdoba on 13 July. Instituto revealed a match with them on 4 July. Central Córdoba confirmed the aforementioned fixtures on 7 July, while also announcing two further games; including against Talleres, which would be televised. The Instituto fixture was rescheduled from 15 July to 16 July on 14 July, as Atlético Camioneros Córdoba and General Paz Juniors were announced as opponents.

Competitions Primera División

League table

Relegation table Team Relegation 20Banfield 35 29 4 68 57 21Colón 41 23 4 68 57 22Rosario Central 32 26 9 67 57 23Central Córdoba (SdE) 0 0 5 5 5 24 27 29 1 57 57 Source: AFA

Results summary

Matches The fixtures for the 2019–20 campaign were released on 10 July.

Copa Argentina

Central Córdoba were drawn with All Boys of Primera B Nacional in the Copa Argentina round of thirty-two. After advancing, Villa Mitre became their round of sixteen opponents.

Copa de la Superliga

Squad statistics Appearances and goals No.Pos.NationalityNameLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotalDisciplineRefAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKDiego Rodríguez500000—50002CBNicolás Correa101000—20203CBMatías Nani500000—50204CBOscar Salomón001000—10005MFCristian Vega500000—50206LBMarcos Sánchez1(1)01000—2(1)0107MFMauro Barraza0(1)00000—0(1)0008AMMarcelo Meli300000—300110FWMatías Pato000000—000011FWJuan Pablo Ruíz Gómez000000—000012LBJonathan Bay500000—501013GKEnzo López000000—000014CMJuan Galeano2(1)01000—3(1)00015AMLisandro Alzugaray0(4)11000—1(4)10016DFMaximiliano Acuña000000—000017GKLeandro Requena000000—000018CFJosé Adolfo Valencia500000—501019MFEmanuel Romero000000—000020LWFacundo Melivilo4(1)00000—4(1)01021CMSantiago Gallucci000(1)000—0(1)00022LMEmanuel Cuevas000000—000023GKMaximiliano Cavallotti001000—100024RBHugo Vera Oviedo400000—403125CMFranco Cristaldo500000—500026LBCristian Díaz401000—501027DFIgnacio Barros000000—000028RWLeonardo Villalba0(2)00000—0(2)00029RBIsmael Quílez100000—100030MFNicolás Miracco000000—000031CBFrancisco Manenti000(1)000—0(!)00032MFAxel Pinto000000—000033FWJoao Rodríguez0(2)01100—1(2)10034LBLeonel Ferroni001000—100035FWJonathan Herrera2(2)01000—3(2)00036AMNicolás Femia210000—210040LMGervasio Núñez1(1)01000—2(1)010–CBFrancisco Dutari000000—0000–FWJuan Ignacio Barbieri000000—0000–FWPablo Barraza000(1)000—0(1)000–CFEmir Izaguirre000000—0000–FWNahuel Luján000000—0000–FWLautaro Robles000000—0000Own goals—0—0—0——0———Players who left during the season9FWLuis Salces000000—0000 Statistics accurate as of 31 August 2019.

Goalscorers NameLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotalRef1AM36Nicolás Femia10001AM15Lisandro Alzugaray10001FW33Joao Rodríguez01001Own goals00000Totals21003—

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